Hay-sling.



No. 780.384. PATBNTED JAN. 1v, 1905.

C. R. SGHULTZ.

HAY SLING.

APPLICATION FILED Al-UG. 31,1904.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

WTNESSS. v l NVENTOH By Y f Armer/frs HAY SLING. ABPLIOATIQN'PILED AUG,31,1904.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

WITNESSES:

ATTORNEKS llvogveoea.

UNITED STATES PatentediJanuary 17, 1905.

VPATENT OFFICE.

i .HAY-SUNG..

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 780,384, dated January17, 1905.

Application filed August 31, 1904:. Serial No. 222,851.

To all whom t may concern.-

. lowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

The purpose of my invention is to provide a hay-sling of simple anddurable construction and one which may be easily and quickly Ydismembered, soV that the contents of the sling may be dumpedwheneverand wherever desired.

Another purpose of the inventionis to so construct Vthe device that itmay be expeditiouslyhandled and so that all of the parts may be quicklyassembled for use.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, andpointed out inthe claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification,

in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts inall the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved device, illustrating it inposition for use. Fig. 2 is a section taken practically on the line 2 2of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged section showing the parts of the devicein condition for use and showing in dotted lines theposition of theparts when the material is dumped, and Fig. 4 is an enlarged detailsection of the body portions of the device.

A represents a rail or track, and Bla carriage adapted to travelthereon, which carriage is provided with upper wheels 10, engaging withthe track and with pulleys 11 and 12 atv the bottom, over which pulleysthe guide-rope 13 for the device is carried. rIhe carriage B is furtherprovided with the usual hookA 14, adapted to receive chains 15, forminga portion of the device, as will be hereinafter de- V4Fig. 3.)

in Fig. 3, wherein it will be observed that quite a spacev is lobtainedat such time between the two sections, through which the material mayfreely drop. The section C consists of a horizontal bar 16, havingpivot-hooks 17 secured thereto, and these pivot-hooks extend indirection of the opposing section C. The section C further consists of ayoke like member comprising a bar 18, parallel to the bar 1 6, and sidebars 18, which extend from the longitudinal bar 18 in direction of thebody-bar 16, as is best shown in Fig. 1. 'Ihis yoke member of thesection C is provided with a knuckle 19 atl an end Vof each of said sidepieces 18, and these knuckles receive the pivot-hooks 17, abovedescribed and as is illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3. The side bars 18a ofthe yoke member of the section C are provided with transverse segmentalrecesses 2O in their inner faces curved in direction of the knuckles 19,

as is also shown in Figs. 2 and 3. '.Ihe secv l the section C, as isshown in Fig. 3. The free ends of the arms 22 are curved downwardly, asis shown in Fig. 3, forming segmental sockets 23, in which the knuckleends 19 of the said yoke member of the section C rest when the parts arein position to carry hay. When the material is to be dumped, the yokemember of the section C is carried downward and then upward, releasingthe arms 22 ofthe section C, and these arms then immediately drop totheposition shown at the left in Fig. 3, and the yoke member will occupythe upper position. (Shown by dotted lines at the right in This dumpingaction is performed in a manner to be hereinafter described.

In order that the side pieces 18 of the yoke member of the frame C shallhave proper engagement with the arms 2'2 of the section Cl and the yokemember of the frame or section C be held in a horizontal position,segmental lugs or tongues 211 are formed on the arms 22, which enter thesimilarly-curved recesses 2O .in the side portions 18l1 of said yokemember IOO of the section C, and said lugs or tongues, acting inconnection'with the curved walls of the sockets 23, effectually preventthe said yoke member from dropping until properly released. f

Ropes 25, preferably three in number, are secured, respectively, to theend portions of the body-bar 16 of the section Gand to the centralportion of the same bar and are connected at a point above the saidsection C by a cross-bar 26. The ropes 25 are continued past theconnecting or cross bar 26, forming strands 25, which are broughttogether and are secured to a ring at the end of one of the chains 15,connected with the carriage B. A pulley 27 is secured in any suitable orapproved manner to the central rope 25 at a point between the connectingor cross bar 26 and the section C of the device, as is shown in Figs. 2and 3. Ropes 28, also preferably three in number and corresponding tothe ropes 25, are secured, respectively, to the end and central portionsofthe body-bar 21 of the section C, as is shown by Figs. 2 and 3. Theseropes are connected above the said section by a bar 29, as is shown alsoin Fig. 2, and the ropes are continued above said bar, forming strands28, which in their turn are connected together and likewise connected tothe other chain 15, attached to the carriage B.

A tug-rope 30 is attached to the central portion of the longitudinal bar18 of the body member of the section C, and this tug-rope is thencarried down under the section C and over the pulley 27, above referredto, and then downward to the ground or within reach of the operator, andby drawing on this rope the two sections C and C are separated and takethe positions shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3, causing the load carriedto be dumped wherever desired. The yoke member is first carried downwardand is then carried upward at the right-hand side of the device, forexample, and as the said yoke member turns upward the lugs or tongues 24are withdrawn from the recesses 2O and the knuckles 19 leave the sockets23, thereby permitting the section C to drop downward, as is shown bydotted lines to the left in Fig. 3.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. In a hay-sling, opposing sections connected in adetachable manner, ropes extending from the outer side portions of saidsections, means for attaching the said ropes to a carrier, and atug-rope having a roller-support on one of the said ropes and anattachment to one of the said sections to separate that section from theopposing section when the load is dumped:

2. In a hay-sling, a Section comprising a body-bar, arms extending fromthe body-bar and having segmental sockets formed at their free ends andsegmental tongues extending downward between their ends, a secondsection comprising a body-bar and a yoke member pivotally connected withsaid body-bar, the free ends of the yoke member having the form ofknuckles and beingV adapted to enter the said sockets, the sides of theyoke members having transverse segmental recesses to receive the saidsegmental tongues, ropes extending upward from the bod y-bars of thescctions, and a tug-rope connected with said yoke member and havingguided support from one of the ropes attached to a body-bar to separatesaid member from the said arms.

3. Ina hay-sling, two opposing sections, one section consisting of abody-bar, arms extending from said body-bar, each arm terminating at itsfree end in an open segmental socket and being provided with segmentallugs adjacent to the sockets and curved in direction thereof, the othersection comprising a bod y-bar having pivot-pins thereon, and a yokemember pivoted on said pins at its extremities, which extremities are inthe form of knuckles, the extremities of the yoke members being adaptedin the carrying position of the sling to enter the said sockets, thesaid yoke member near its terminals being provided with segmentalrecesses to receive the lugs of the said arms, ropes connected withthebody-bars of the seetions, connecting-bars for the said ropes at pointsabove the sections, and chains to which the said ropes are attachedabove the connecting-bars, a pulley secured to one of the ropes betweena body-bar of a section and the connecting-bar of the same section, anda tu g-rope attached to the said yoke member, which tugrope is passedover the said guide-pulley and is carried to a point within convenientreach of the operator.

4. In a hay-sling,overlying, detachably-conneeted sections adapted toseparate from cach other in opposite directions, one section assuming anupper vertical position and the other section a lower vertical position,conliningropes attached to the outer side portions of said sections, andmeans for separating the two sections, which means constitute a portionof the sling.

5. In a hay-sling, overlying combined supporting and dumping sectionshaving detachable interlocking connection intermediate of their ends,being independent of each other at their outer ends, confining-ropesattached to transversely-opposing outer ends of the sections, and atug-rope secured to an outer end of the lowermost section, and a guidefor the tug-rope carried by a confining-rope attached to the other endof the said section.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES RICHARD SCllUh'lZ.

Vitnesses:

W. Gr. ROBINSON, K. A. MAeKnNzIn.

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